Frank Yang If you're ever debating what to do on a given evening of either Canadian Musicfest or NXNE , you can always do far worse than to simply post up at either The Horseshoe or Lee's Palace for the entire evening. These Toronto anchors always host a solid bill of bands, both local and international, buzzy and unheralded, covering a swath of genres that will surely have something to delight the ears. Granted, I was there with a more specific mandate than to just take in some music - I wanted to see [...]
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by Tiana Feng I had originally planned to see Rah Rah at Lee's Palace but it had hit capacity before I got there so instead I headed to The Great Hall. I stayed there to catch PS I Love You, Wildlife and The Darcys. When I walked in, PS I Love You was in the middle of their set. Unlike last CMW, Paul Saulnier sported a single guitar (not [...]
last.fm In some ways, being introduced to British Columbia-born/London-based Rachel Zeffira by way of Cat's Eyes did less to prepare one for her solo debut The Deserters than coming to it completely cold. That 2011 collaboration with Horrors frontman Faris Badwan presented her as a sweetly-voiced ingenue, and since its strong throwback/girl-group aesthetic was so far removed from The Horrors' grinding shoegaze, one could reasonably assume that it better reflected where Zeffira's own influences lay. It isn't that The Deserters presents her in a [...]
A little bonus material for you lot that enjoyed The Best Of list. Click to download Track Name Artist 1 A Great Design Black Marble [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Holy Hell Danielle St. Laurent Broken Social Scene will reunite later this year as part of the Field Trip Music & Arts Festival set for Toronto's Fort York & Garrison Common on June 8. According to Canadian Press the group will take to the stage for one-night only to celebrate their record label Arts & Crafts' 10th anniversary. They'll [...]
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Sleep now because you won't get it there. SXSW 2013, held March 12-17, is gearing up for five days of non-stop music as the festival once again takes over the town of Austin, Texas. The festival recently released a second round of bands, including Uncensored artists The Airborne Toxic Event, Akron/Family, The Crystal Method, The Darcys, Gringo Star and more. Get tickets here , and check out seemingly endless list of artists performing here . Check out what The Duke Spirit have to say about big buzz bands that always show up at the [...]
Cover Me counts down the best cover albums of the year. Read about them all, and listen to songs.
This started last year, as a way to get out of having to pick a list of the songs that rocked my world this past year. For the most part, each and every time I write a post on Quick Before It Melts, it ends with a link to a song by the artist being discussed that day. In a year’s worth of posts, that amounts to a heck of a lot of songs to distill into a neat, little list of my favourites. So there's no listing or ranking involved this week, just a little gift from me to [...]
There was a point a little while back, while I was starting to think about this annual post, when I honestly didn't know what would end up being on my list of 10 favourite albums of 2012. In flipping back through my music library from the past year, I had accumulated fewer albums in 2012 than in previous years, so initially it seemed like it would be easy to pick a group of 10 from a shorter list. However, as in years past, of the records that would be eligible for the list, there were a glut of them than [...]
It's Thanksgiving here in the U.S. and we thought everyone deserved a mix today. So enjoy this mix of promotional tracks from September. Thanks for visiting our litter corner of the interwebs. Blogophilia 40 A mix of promotional MP3s from TheDadada.com and other sources Ripped @ 320 kbps/VBR Play Gapless Playlist Charles Larson - 01 #4 Diplo - 02 About That Life (Feat. [...]
For those of you who enjoy the LSP I've started to concoct a little portable mixture I like to call the LSPElixir. The rough ingredients for this remedy include a touch of bass for boldness, a dash of guitar for sharpness and a hint of synth for some finishing sweetness. Expect a wide selection of unique, yet bold flavours. WARNING: This elixir may take some time to perfect and is intended for my own personal consumption however I might as well share along the way. hope you enjoy. [...]
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It was a busy Friday night in Ottawa. There was alot of things going. I decided to go to this show at Zaphod Beeblebrox. Playing at the show: • The Darcys • Rey Pila This is going to be a shocker, this is the first show of 2012 I got to see The Darcys. The Toronto band is having a stellar 2012 touring North America [...]
These are my 50 favorite songs released in 2012 I submitted them for this year's Contrast Podcast Festive Fifty. We'll see how many show up in the final vote! In spite of the numbering, I like everything from about #15 to the end of the list about equally. This was an excellent music year for me. One of the reasons I stopped blogging was that I no longer wanted to risk legal action by uploading mp3s. Unfortunately, the WordPress version on our poor, neglected site is now too old to [...]
This past weekend was a hurricane. Between beating deadlines and buying non-perishables for the (zombie) apocalypse, not much live music happened. This must change this weekend, so get your Halloween costume off and run wild in the streets of DC to make 1, 2 or 3 shows a night-it’ll be good for you. Friday, 11/2: 9:30 Club Presents The Caribbean with More Humans and Harness Flux at U Street Music Hall . Get there early-doors at 6pm. DC is wealthy in the good music spread, but [...]
Final post again for this week. We wish you all an excellent week-end. We'll be back Monday morning for another week of full album streams. Cheers. Today's selection of free and legal - because: official - downloads.... Spiritualized - Hey Jane Panama - Its Not Over (Ejeca's Rave To The Grave Remix) Papa - Put Me To Work Lifelike (ft. A-Trak) - Dont Stop TEEN - Electric (DJ Japanster Remix) DāM-FunK - Somewhere, Someday The Darcys - I Got The News [...]
by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD : The Darcys - I Got the News (Rey Pila Remix) (MP3) Toronto group The Darcys are heading out on the road for a short East Coast tour, performing their interpretation of Steely Dan's Aja which they made as an album last year. This includes a stop at Mercury Lounge on November 1 and tickets are still available. All tour dates are [...]
"The game is on..." for Yves Saint Laurent. Do those lyrics sound familiar? To advertise their latest perfume "Manifesto," the brand chose a song by Belgian artist Selah Sue, "Just Because I Do. " Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, the commercial stars spokesperson Jessica Chastain casting a charm with her perfume. Watch it here . Twenty-three year old Selah Sue released her self-titled debut album in 2011 with label Because Music featuring the breakout song. She's now on tour in the U.S.-grab tickets and her album here . Selah Sue is just one of the many [...]
Here is part three of four on who to see at Pop Montreal this year. I will be attending this year’s festival from September 19 – 22. I forgot to mention that my goal is try to see the acts that I know won't be playing Ottawa. This is for September 21th and here are my picks on who to see. This might change on the day of. So if you really want me to see your set, you must give me a really good reason! [...]
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